Oceanography from Space

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introductory Message....Pages 1-2
A Survey of the Goals and Accomplishments of the Seasat Mission....Pages 3-14
NASA’s Oceanic Remote Sensing Plans for the 1980’s....Pages 15-17
Oceanography from Space - A European Contribution?....Pages 19-27
The Proposed Coastal Monitoring Satellite System of ESA: Mission Objectives and Problems....Pages 29-34
Space Oceanography: Hopes and Realities....Pages 35-47
Dundee University Meteorological Satellite Ground Receiving and Data Archiving Facility....Pages 49-55
What is Operational in Swedish Oceanography from Space?....Pages 57-59
Oceanographic Features Revealed by the FGGE Drifting Buoy Array....Pages 61-69
Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Measurements an Introduction....Pages 71-72
Multiple Atmospheric-Window Techniques for Satellite-Derived Sea Surface Temperatures....Pages 73-85
Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature in the 3.7 µm CO 2 Band....Pages 87-95
Corrections for Atmospheric Attenuation and Surface Reflectivity in Satellite-Borne SST Measurements....Pages 97-107
Improved Accuracy of the Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature....Pages 109-114
Multichannel Sea Surface Temperature Retrievals....Pages 115-122
Comparison of Various Sea Surface Temperature Fields....Pages 123-133
Interannual Variability of Arabian Sea Surface Temperature....Pages 135-143
On the Accuracy of Satellite-Observed Sea Surface Temperatures....Pages 145-157
A Comparison between Infrared Satellite Images and Sea Truth Measurements....Pages 159-167
The Winter Surface Temperature Pattern of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea Derived from Meteorological Satellite IR Images....Pages 169-173
Satellite Monitoring of Ocean Surface Temperature Variability in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 175-182
Infra-red Remote Sensing in the Gulf of Lions....Pages 183-187
Application of Satellites and Remote Sensing to Studies of Surface Circulation off the Nova Scotian Coast....Pages 189-194
Satellite Studies of the South Atlantic Upwelling System....Pages 195-199
Daily Shortwave Energy Budget over the Ocean from Geostationary Satellite Measurements....Pages 201-206
Water Colour Measurements - An Introduction....Pages 207-212
The Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) Program....Pages 213-225
Phytoplankton Pigment Algorithms for the Nimbus-7 CZCS....Pages 227-237
The Determination of the Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Sea Water Using the Coastal Zone Color Scanner....Pages 239-256
A Preliminary Assessment of the Nimbus-7 CZCS Atmospheric Correction Algorithm in a Horizontally Inhomogeneous Atmosphere....Pages 257-265
Ocean Colour Remote Sensing and Quantitative Retrieval of Surface Chlorophyll in Coastal Waters Using Nimbus CZCS Data....Pages 267-279
Ship and Satellite Bio-Optical Research in the California Bight....Pages 281-294
Color and Temperature Signatures of Ocean Fronts Observed with the Nimbus-7 CZCS....Pages 295-302
Principal Areas of Vertical Mixing in the Waters of the Gulf of Maine, with Reference to the Total Productivity of the Area....Pages 303-312
Theoretical Results Concerning the Optics of Phytoplankton, with Special Reference to Remote Sensing Applications....Pages 313-327
Use of the In Vivo Fluorescence Line at 685 nm for Remote Sensing Surveys of Surface Chlorophyll a ....Pages 329-338
Factor Analysis in Ocean Colour Interpretation....Pages 339-345
Assessment of Some Suggested Algorithms on Sea Colour and Surface Chlorophyll....Pages 347-353
Modelling Aspects of Water Quality Estimation by Remote Sensing....Pages 355-363
Masking Effect of the Atmosphere on Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll....Pages 365-370
The Influence of Wind in the Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll in the Sea....Pages 371-375
Ocean Color Calculations....Pages 377-380
A South African Ocean Colour Experiment....Pages 381-386
Preliminary Results of CZCS Nimbus 7 Experiment for Ocean Colour Remote Sensing: Observation of the Ligurian Sea....Pages 387-393
Differential Spectroscopy for the Coastal Water Quality Identification by Remote Sensing....Pages 395-402
Large Area Marine Productivity-Pollution Experiments (LAMPEX) - A Series of Studies Being Developed to Hasten the Operational Use of Remote Sensing for Living Marine Resources and Environmental Quality....Pages 403-409
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Measurements in 1979 for the North Adriatic Sea for a Multitemporal Sea Colour Study by Means of CZCS Data....Pages 411-412
Circulation Modeling in the Northern Adriatic Sea and its Comparison with Nimbus 7 Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 413-420
LANDSAT Imagery of the Venetian Lagoon a Multitemporal Analysis....Pages 421-428
Transport Processes of Suspended Matter, Including Phytoplankton, Studied from LANDSAT Images of the Southwestern Baltic Sea....Pages 429-438
IK-20, The First Intercosmos Satellite Experiments for Oceanographic Purposes....Pages 439-442
Radar Studies of the Sea Surface - An Introduction....Pages 443-447
Remote Sensing of the Ocean Waveheight Spectrum Using Synthetic-Aperture-Radar Images....Pages 449-457
Synthetic Aperture Radar Wave Observations During GOASEX....Pages 459-467
SEASAT SAR Ocean Surface Current and Shallow Water Wave Refraction....Pages 469-476
Processing Synthetic Aperture Radar Data of Ocean Waves....Pages 477-496
SAR Processing of Partially Coherent and Sinusoidally Dynamic Ocean Waves....Pages 497-504
The Monitoring of Large Scale Synoptic Features of the Ocean with Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar....Pages 505-510
Ocean Surface Current Detection by Synthetic Aperture Radar....Pages 511-523
Nonlinear Features of Internal Waves as Derived from the SEASAT Imaging Radar....Pages 525-533
Modulation Solitons and Internal Waves....Pages 535-541
Studies of the Dependence of L-Band Backscatter on Sea Surface Winds Using the Synthetic Aperture Radar....Pages 543-551
Microwave Scatterometer Measurements of Oceanic Wind Vector....Pages 553-562
Winds Over the Ocean as Measured by the Scatterometer on SEASAT....Pages 563-571
Scatterometer-Derived Winds Over the QE II Storm....Pages 573-579
High Resolution Marine Meteorological Analysis Utilizing SEASAT Data....Pages 581-586
The Potential Impact of Scatterometry on Oceanography: A Wave Forecasting Case....Pages 587-595
Observational Results Pertaining to Scatterometer Interpretation....Pages 597-605
Two-Frequency (Δk) Microwave Scatterometer Measurements of Ocean Wave Spectra from an Aircraft....Pages 607-616
Remote Sensing of the Sea Using One- and Two-Frequency Microwave Techniques....Pages 617-623
Satellite Radar Altimeters - Present and Future Oceanographic Capabilities....Pages 625-636
A Comparison of SEASAT-Derived Wave Height With Surface Data....Pages 637-643
The Radar Spectrum of Gravity Waves in a Windy Sea....Pages 645-649
A Discrepancy Between Ground-Based and Airborne Radar Backscatter Measurements....Pages 651-655
Extraction of Two Directional Parameters of Sea Waves Spectrum From HF Doppler Radar Sea-Echo....Pages 657-661
Passive Microwave Observations - An Introduction....Pages 663-664
Summary of the Status of the Nimbus-7 SMMR....Pages 665-672
SEASAT SMMR Observations of Ocean Surface Temperature and Wind Speed in the North Pacific....Pages 673-681
Global Maps of Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Water, and Rainfall Derived From Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Data: A Case Study....Pages 683-689
Quality of SEASAT SMMR (Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer) Atmospheric Water Determinations....Pages 691-706
Inference of Sea Surface Temperature, Near Surface Wind, and Atmospheric Water by Fourier Analysis of Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Data....Pages 707-716
Evaluation of Nimbus 7 SMMR Sensor with Airborne Radiometers and Surface Observations in the Norwegian Sea....Pages 717-726
Information Content of the SEASAT SMMR Brightness Temperatures for Sea Surface Temperature Retrieval....Pages 727-734
Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere with Passive Microwave Measurements....Pages 735-740
Dependence of Sea-Surface Microwave Emissivity on Friction Velocity as Derived from SMMR/SASS....Pages 741-749
Improved Statement of the Relationship Between Surface Wind Speed and Oceanic Whitecap Coverage as Required for the Interpretation of Satellite Data....Pages 751-755
Submarine Fresh Water Outflow Detection with a Dual-Frequency Microwave and an Infrared Radiometer System....Pages 757-761
Use of a Satellite Multifrequency Radiometer to Determine Attenuation Suffered by a Satellite Radar....Pages 763-770
SEASAT Microwave Radiometer Antenna Temperature Simulation....Pages 771-771
Remote Sensing of Ice - An Introduction....Pages 773-775
Global Maps of Sea Ice Concentration, Age and Surface Temperature Derived from Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Data: A Case Study....Pages 777-783
Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice....Pages 785-800
Microwave Signatures of Sea Ice Based on Airborne Radiometer Measurements....Pages 801-812
Classification of Beaufort Sea Ice Using Active and Passive Microwave Sensors....Pages 813-821
Derivation of Sea Ice Concentration, Age and Surface Temperature from Multispectral Microwave Radiances Obtained with the Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer....Pages 823-829
Microwave Radiometric Aircraft Observations of the Fabry-Perot Interference Fringes of an Ice-Water System....Pages 831-838
Wintertime Microwave Observations of the North Water Polynya....Pages 839-844
Some Results From ONR/NAVY Research Efforts on Remote Sensing of Sea Ice with an Overview of Future Research Directions....Pages 845-851
Satellite Altimetry - An Introduction....Pages 853-854
Oceanographic Evaluation of Geoid Surfaces in the Western North Atlantic....Pages 855-864
On Estimating the Global Ocean Surface Circulation from Satellite Altimetry....Pages 865-870
Regional Surface Ocean Circulation from Satellite Altimetry....Pages 871-876
Western Boundary Current Variability Derived from SEASAT Altimetry Data....Pages 877-884
On the Precision of Sea Surface Elevations and Slopes from SEASAT Altimetry of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean....Pages 885-895
Ocean Tide Determination from Satellite Altimetry....Pages 897-906
Application of Satellite Radar Altimeter Data to the Determination of Regional Tidal Constituents and the Mean Sea Surface....Pages 907-918
Tides on the Patagonian Shelf from the SEASAT Radar Altimeter....Pages 919-925
SEASAT Altimeter Measurements Over the English Channel: An Error Analysis....Pages 927-932
Undulations in the Altimeter Derived Geoid: Geophysical Studies....Pages 933-939
Back Matter....Pages 941-978